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Kristi Freitag
Age:
25
Occupation/title/what you do: Full time
grad student (in elementary education), work at a downtown hotel during the day
What motivated you to join the PAWS Chicago
Marathon team? I really wanted to start running this spring and
summer, but could not bring myself to get up off the couch, until I
received an email from PAWS about the marathon team, and the second I saw
it, I knew I had to do it so I signed up that night and have been getting
back into shape ever since!
Is this your first marathon? No, I
ran the Chicago Marathon in 2003.
On mile 20, what will you think of to keep going?
oh gosh, I'll never forgot how I felt when I hit mile 20 last time I ran the
marathon - I wanted to die! I literally stopped and said I was done, but my dad
made me get up and finish, he ran with me until I overcame that wall; but this
time, I am running for more of a purpose, if there's any cause I support,
its helping animals who are powerless. Knowing the running and training I
am putting myself through is for the benefit of someone else is what will get me
through this time.
What obstacles/fears/challenges are you overcoming
by running the marathon? I used to be a hardcore runner, I
covered tons of miles for years, until I got a herniated disc in my back, right
after the '03> marathon. This caused me almost 5 years of constant pain, and I
thouht I'd never run again. But, I had back surgery in August '07 and am now
free to run as I please, so I am very excited to be able to be back on my feet
again.
Why PAWS Chicago? PAWS is an
organization I have always supported. I am a poor student right now, but if
there is any cause that I can justify supporting financially, it is without a
doubt PAWS. PAWS has raised so much awareness for not only homeless pets, but
spay and neuturing and the dog-fighting epidemic that Chicago deals with.
How did you find out about the PAWS Chicago
Marathon Team?
I receive regular emails from PAWS. Plus I see
posters all over the city lately.
To support
Krisi's marathon quest, click here.
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